Fare register and recorder



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J. W. FOWLBR 815 D. P. LEWIS.

FARE REGISTER AND REGRDER.

A Pgtented Feb Attorney,v

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.., J. W. FOWLER 8v D. E. LEWIS.

FARE REGISTER AND RECORDER.

' N0. 271,976. Patented Feb.6,1883.

UNtTe'D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. FOl/VLER AD DANIEL F LEWIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

-FARE REGISTER AND RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,976, dated February6, 1883.

Application tiled November 1li, 1852.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W. FOWLER and DANIEL F. LEWIS, citizens oftheUnited States, residing at Brooklyn,in the State otNew York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Passenger Registers` andRecorders, of w hich the following is a specification.

Our presentinstrumentor machin e7 belongs to that class of mechanicalapparatus for insuring thorough and accurate work and preventing ordetecting `piltering by conductors or collectors of fares on street-carsand other public vehicles and at gateways and other entrances, in whicheach passenger or each fare is registered in the act ot' ringing a bell,and each unit, or the aggregate at given periods, is also recorded lwithin theapparatus, or provision is made for obtaining, by the aidofthe same main-actuatingdevice, a printed record, showing the numberot' passengers or t'ares so rung for.77

The'presentinvention consistsin certain novel combinations ot" parts,hereinafter claimed, producing new results, or better results than haveheretofore been secured, or old resultsin a new and better way, thewhole constituting a newly-designed compact passenger register andrecorder for use as a iixture in street-cars, and in like places, to beactuated in any approved way for ringing its bell, registering the-successive units, and setting the recording mechanism, and to preservewithin itselfa record in plain figures, for a day or longer period,obtained on the part ofthe conductor or other agent, by simplyinserting, turning, and withdrawing a key, and disclosed by the properofficer by unlocking and opening the machine and withdrawing therecord-drum, from which the paper bearing the record may then be quicklyremoved and fresh paper applied.

The objects ot' the several parts of this invention are as follows:lirst, to obtain arecord in plain igures, periodically, by means o't akey, in the manner above set forth; second, obtain a continuons record,in plain jgures, 'or a day or longer period, showing at once the numberot' trips, for example, and the total number registered durin each trip;third, to obtain a printed record of the description last named; fourth,to provide forrotatingthe type- L wheels of the recording mechanism,step by stcpiu the registering operation, and for low- (No model.)

ering and re-elevating them in the recording and resetting operation,without disturbing them as regards their rotation; fifth, to provide forobtaining a record, in plain ligures, periodically, by means oi" a key,as above stated, and at the same time for registering the unitssuccessively by means of a continuous registering mechanism ot' highcapacity, showing the total up to 9,999, for example, sixtlnto provideforobtaining a record,in plain ligures, periodically, by meansv otl akey, as above stated, and at the Sametime for ringing the bellfor eachunitas it is registered 5 seventh, to support the bell mechanism upon adoor constituting the front of the machine, so as to economize space;eighth, to preclude false strokes ofthe bell in a peculiar way; ninth,to employ a long spiral spring as the strikingspring ot' thepeculiarly-actuated bell mechanism for economy of wear and tear; tenth,to provide for simultaneously rotating the typewheels of the recordingmechanisln and actuating the registering mechanism aforesaid, andsubsequently ringing the peculiarly-located bell at each reciprocationof the main actuator.

In the drawings which accompany this specilication, Figure l is a smallperspective View o1" our passenger register and recorder, with its keys.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of its record-drum on a larger scale,showing an illustrative record as taken from the machine, together withthe clip which secures said recorddrum within the machine. Fig. 3isafrontview ot' the opened machine, partly in section, with a half taceview of the escutcheon of the box77 ot' the recording-key l appended.Fio. lreprescntsa longitudinal section ot' the closed machine in thebroken plane indicated by the line et 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents ahorizontal section of the closed. machine in the plane indicated by theline 5 5, Fig. 3, omitting all below the plane of section, except thebell mechanisin and door-fastening. Fig. 6 is a back view of the door,illustrating the operation of the bell mechanism, and Fig. 7 is adiagrammatic back view of parts behind the slide ot' the bell mechanism,illustrating the operation otl the latter more t'ully.

Like letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in the severalligures.

Ihe shellofthis maehineisacastiron case-f IOO C, with a door, D, formingits front. Itis reetangular, excepting, by preference, a rounded top,presenting the appearance represented by Fig. 1, and is attached. to theend wall of a streetcar,or a like support, by means ot' screws or boltspassing through holes a in the back of the case, so that the screw headsor nuts are concealed and protected', together with the machinery, bythe door D. This door has been attached lo its left-hand edge by hingesy, so as to open horizontally. It may be secured by a fastening of anyapproved description.

rllhe use ot' a self-locking sealed catch 7 is illustrated in Figs; 1,3, 5, and G. rlhe principal parts ot' this are a yielding catch, a',attached tothe right-hand wall of the case U, inside, at an otherwiseunoccupied point, and a rigidv catch, w, with a seal-holder, c, as itssupport, attached to the back ot' the door D at a corresponding' point,a round key-hole, n, being formed in said seal-holder and the door toadmit a wire push-key, 7c, Fig. 1, between the points'of the catches toforce back the head of the yielding catch :c when the door is to beopened. The seah which may be a scrap of t paper bearing'anydistingu'ishing-mark, within the seal-holder is mutilated by insertingthe key, or any substitute therefor. A knob, 7.2, provides for pullingopen the released door.

A transverse horizontal slide, S, worltingin holes cut in the sides ofthe case, constitutes the main actuator of the machine. Its protrudingends t s provide respectively for moving it in one and the samedirection, which is indicated by arrows l, by pulls and by thrusts, asmay be most convenient. A strong spiral spring, s', within the caseretracts the slide, as indicated by arrows2, and anotch,r, an incline,q, and a rigid arni,p, provide respectively for transmitting motiontherefrom to the recording mechanism, the registering` mechanism, andthe bell mechanism, which will now be described in the order in whichthey are here named.

A record-drum, R, (shown detached iu Fie. 2.) is constructed ot'castiron, with a cylindrical periphery having apermanentelasticcovering, o, of sheetrubbcr,t'or example, and aroundthis a strip of paper, P, is stretched to receive the record. The endsot' the paper may be 'simply united, by paste or mucilage, to each otherand to the drum-covering, or a suitable clip may preferably be used. Thedrum lt is mounted within the lower part of the case C, upon astud-shaft, Q, which projects horizontallyfrom a boss on the back otlthe case, and is grooved at its outer end to receive a spring-v clip,c,Fig. 2, by which the record-drum is held in place upon said stud-shaltwhile at work, as shown in Fig. et and in dotted lines in Fig. 3. A setot' type-wheels,'l, to coact with said record-drum, may consist ot oneor more wheels7 or disks carrying peripheral type, with any approvedsetting or advancing devices. A set ot' three, ot' a make in common usein paging. machines and the like, is represented, and will be referredto as a whole, without describing in detail its construction and mode ofoperation, as these are well known. rllhe shaft of the type-wheels T ismounted longitudinally in a swinging frame,F,between the record-drum ltand the slide S. Said ame F is supported at its righthand en d by ahorizontal pivotal studpin, a, projecting from the back of the case, andcomprises a pair ot' longitudinal side bars united atitslei't-hand end bT across-barniz.. By this latter it is connected with a vertical slide,S2, having a matching socket at its upper end, and guided by a pairot'stud-screws, Z, embraced by slots in the slide, as clearlyshown inFig. 3. The lower end of this slide S2 rests upon a crown-cam on thecircular head of a rotary key-bok]7 B, being rounded and otherwiseproperly1 shaped to coact with the said crowncam. The key-box B and ahollow escntcheon, E, attached externally to the bottom ot the case G byscrews to inclose the outer end ot' said key-box, are best shown in Fig.3 and the appended halt' face view ot" the latter. The key-box has acylindrical body, to which the escutcheon, above its bottom` is titted,the bottom of the escutcheon having` a key-hole ot' the ordinary shapet'or a bitted key, while the body of the key-box has a recess adapted toreceive the barrel and bit ot' such key longitudinally. A recording-kev, K, Fig. 1, is iitted to said key-hole and recess, and when insertedand turned rotates the key-box B, as indicated by arrow 3, Fig. 3, t'orexample, the bit of the key riding upon the bottom ot' the escutcheon E,which coacts therewith to preclude the withdrawal ot' the key until itsposition is that in which it was inserted, so that the key-box must belett as it was t'ound by the key. A qmirter-turn ot' said key-box B bythe key K lowers said slide S2, and therewith thel frame F andtype-wheels T, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and illustrated byarrows 3a. A complete turn re-elevates the same, as illustrated byarrows 3". The lowering o't' the type-wheels T causes them to coact withthe record-drum It, as atbresaid, for recording their indication at thetime upon the paper P. To insure their descent promptly and with ampleforce, astrong spiral spring, s2, is stretched between a stud on theslide S2 and another on the contiguous wall ofthe case, as shown.

To provide for 'automatically' rotating the drnrn R to render the recordcontinuous,an advancing pawl A, is pivoted to theinner side bar of theframe F, and supported by a spiral spring, s3, and astop-pin engagingwith said frame, in working position, as shown in Fig. 3. Aratchet-wheel, W, is combined with said record-drum, preferably integraltherewith, to coact with said advancing pawl, and a detentpawl, X, isattached by a pivotal rivet to the back of the case and supported by aspiral spring, s", and a stop-pin, in normal position, as shown iu Fig.3. In said act ot' lowering the type-wheels the pawl A is lowered,asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and by the aid oi"l its spring s3 iscaused to engage with a fresh tooth ot' the ratchet-wheel W, which islocked mean- IDO IIO

while against retrogression by the pawl X, and in the succeedingre-elevation of the typewheels (indicated by arrow 3b) said ratchetwheeland the drum R are turned the distance between two teeth ofthe former,as indicated by the arrow 39, and the paper l), carried by said drinn,is correspondingly advanced relatively to the coacting line of type, inreadiness t'or a siiceeding impression. Two impressions so obtained areshown in Fig. 2. rlhe intention is that the conductor shall makesuch animpression or record by inserting, turning, and withdrawing the hey K atthe end ot each trip. 'lhc number of impressions will show whether thisoperation was duly performed, and a comparison of them will show thenumber ot' passengers rung for each trip, while a simple subtraction ot'the first ironi thel last will give the aggregate for the day. To obtain this information, the door D is untastened and opened and the drinnR removed from the machine, as aforesaid. To facilitate its removal andreplacement, it is constructed with a recessed face inclosing asleevehub, H, which is readily gra-sped between the thumb and fingersot' either hand in handling the record-drinn, and the heads of the pawlsA and X arc beveled, and they are so supported, as aforesaid, as tocause them to readily enter the proper intei'dcntal spaces of theratchetwlieel W, without any direct manipulation thereof.

To provide for printing the record upon the paper P, an ink-ribbon, l,is stretched horizontally between the type-wheels and record-drum, beingattached at its ends to spools J J, and supported at the proper level byrodsjj, projecting from the back ot' the case, said spools being mountedupon stud-spindles fi, and tightened and released at will by jam-nuts ion the screw-threaded outer ends ot' these spindles in an ordinary way.

For transmitting motion from the main slide S to the tyi'ie-wheels l forrotating the latter step by s tep to set them or cause theni to show atall times a number corresponding with the reciprocation ot' said mainslide to the extent ot' their capacity, a lever-link,g,is pivoted to astud,f, on the back ofthe case, so as to project downward within thesaid notch r of said slide, and is connected by a horizontal link, e, toa l'iawl-carrier, d, which is pivoted on the type-wlieel shaft, while aretractingspring, sj, is stretched therefrom to a stud on the near sidebar of the frame F, as clearly shown in Fig. In the example saidpawlcarrier d carries three pawls coacting with the several ratchetwheels ot' the set ot' typewheels. Its details would ofcourse vary withthose of different patterns ot' type-wheel sets. 'lhe said combinationof links, with thc arrangement ot' these parts, as best shown in Fig. 3,insures the rotation ot' the type-wheels (indicated by arrows le) whenthey are in elevated position, as shown in full lines in this figure,and facilita-tes precliiding their disturb ance as to rotation in thesaid acts of lowering and re-elevatng them, (indicated by arrows 3 3%)as at'iiresaid.

rlhe registering mechanism, like the set of typewheels, may be of anyapproved description. Itmustpossesscompactnessandstrength ot' parts,with certainty of operation, and a high registering capacity, preferablynot less than 9.909. We have shown such a mechanism, Ftl, boughtl inopen market, and which need not therefore be described, its detailsforming no part of this invention. Motion is transmitted toits inainratchet-wheel from the incline q on the inain slide S, as best shown inFig. et and indicated by arrow l, by a lever, b, and a, pivotedpawl-carrier, d2, to which said lever is coupled by a pin and slot, saidlever being constructed and arranged to coact with said inclineproperly. A retracting-spring, s, projects the lever I; and restores thepawl-carrier d2 to normal position, being stretched between the toi-nierand a stud on the registeri'ranie. An aperture, a,in the door D, guardedby glass in customary manner, preferably exposes the register-wheels toview at their reading-line, as shown in Fig. l; but this aperture iii-aybe omitted and notice ot' the operation he given to the passengerssimply by the bell mechanism, which completes the machine, and shall nowbe described, with references more particularly to Figs. 5 to 7,inconnection with Fig. il.

'llie arm p on the main slide S coacts with a notch, n', in a thirdslide, S3, FigsA to 6, which is guided by notched posts p4 on the backot' the door l), so as to work horizontally in unison with said slide'S, butin a plane parallel to the back ot the door. ',lhe slides engagewith each other in the position o't' rest, to which theretractiiig-spring s restores both after each registering movement, andthedoorD may consequently beopened and closed without disturbing eitheror interfering with their proper coaction when the door is closed. Theslide S3 is shown in said position ot' rest iii Figs. 4and and in fulllines in Fig. (i. Attached to the back ot' said slide S3 by a pivotalrivet, pr, is ainain bell-hainn'ier, Hf, having a cast hub to receivesaid rivet and carry a tripping-stud, its, which projects toward thedoor, as also to hohl a strong hook or staple, from which a long spiralspring, el, is stretched to a stud on the back ot' the door at bottom.asthe striliing-spring et'thebell mechanism, whilesaid hub also comprisesa strong heel to abut against a stop-pin, tsp, on the slide. Agong-bell, G, is supported Vby a central screw within the hollow backot' a concavo convex perforated portion ot the door toi-ined to receiveit, and an intermediate or secondary bell-hammer, H2, is attached to theback of the door by a pivotal rivet, r2, and retracted by a spiralspring, S8, so that. its head is kept normally out of contact with thebell, and its heelagainst a stop- .piinp on the door.

Behind the slide S3 and ltellliaminer H', as

4 armate best shown in full and dotted lines in Fig. 7, a trigger, T',is attached to the door D by a pivotal rivet, r3, and provided with atailspring, sg, engaging with one of the posts p4, and a stop-pin, p3,on the door supports it normally, as it is shown in full lines. Saidtrigger carries a tripping-incline, t1', in the path of thetripping-stud is of the main hammer H. In the stroke ot' the slide S3,corresponding with the registering-stroke of the main slide S,(indicated by arrows 1,) said stud ts passes under said incline ti,lifting the trigger T' against the slight resistance of its spring S9,as represented by arrow 1C, Fig. 7, and releasing it again, so that.said trigger is restored to normal position at the'end of said stroke.At the beginning of the return-stroke ofthe slides S S3 (indicated byarrows 2) the hammer H' is in normal position relatively to the slideS3, as seen by comparing full and dotted lines in Fig. (i. It is shownas it appears at this point ot' the operation by the right-hand outlinethereof in Fig. 7. During said return-stroke, the coaction ot' saidincline and stud causes the hammer El to rise, as indicated by arrow 2a.Toward the end ot' this stroke it occupies the elevated position,(represented by the left-hand outline thereof 1n Fig. 7,) and amomentlater the stud ts passes be \y ond the incline tt', and thestriking-spring s7 brings the released hammer forcibly down upon thehead ot the hammer 112 and causes the latter to give the bell ahighlyet't'ective stroke, (indicated by arrow 4,) while the organizationot' the mechanism is such that it is impossible to throw said hammer H2into contact with the bell, save'in the manner thus recited, and it isimpossible to effect this action, save during the "return-stroke of themain slide after a fully completed registeringstroke, during which itwill have rotated the ty pe-wheelsT and actuated the continuous registerR2, as aforesaid. Thus as each passenger is rung for by means of thebell mechanism ot' 'the machine he is registered as a unit by the saidregistering mechanism, and the said recording mecliailism iscorrespondingly set or adjusted by one and the same reciprocation ot'the main actuator; and at the end ot' each trip,or at will, by insertingand turning the key K, a correct record in plain figures, for which thetype-wheels T have been so set is printed upon the paper F, the latteris advanced preparatory to the next printing operation, and therecording mechanism is left in condition to be set by the main actuator,as before. At the ends ot' longer periods', or at will, bymeans of thekey k'and knob 7a2, or the employed opening device, the door l) may beunt'astened and thrown back and the clip e and record-drum ltsuccessively removed, the paperP renewed, itdesired, and the operationvbegun anew with or without reset-ting the type-wheels T tozero.Pret'erably,to combine simplicity with security, they are not adapte-dto be so reset, but, together with the wheels of the continuousregister, turn forward continuously, indicating 0 and then l again, andso on when the limitof their capacity has been reached. In reading arecord so formed, if the indication at the end of one trip be 950 andthat at the end of the next 009, the latter is seen to be equivalent to1009, while for the next subtraction it is read as 9, and so on.

Besides the modiications herein indicated, many other immaterial changeswill suggest themselves to those skilled in the manufacture and use ofregisters and recorders, individual combinations hereinafter claimedwill be seen to be capable ot' embodiment without others, and themachine, with or without such alterations,maybe used for keeping talliesof games or ot receipts and deliveries ot' goods orthe like, the same asother machines otl its class. All such modifications,omissions,andapplications of the machine, and its respective features hereinafterclaimed, are intended to be included within the scope of our invention.XVe d0 not, however, claim broadly a type-wheel recording mechanism, nora removable drum to hear the record, nor the combination, with arecording mechanism, ot acontinuous register and a bell mechanism,leither or both, broadly considered, all tot' ,which are believed t0 beso old and well known as be public property.

We claim as new and desire to patent nnder this specification- 1. Therecording-key K, rotary key-box B, and escutcheon E, in combination witha pivoted frame, F, and connecting devices, substantially as described,for lowering and reelevating a set of type-wheels, T, for the purposeset forth.

2. The record-drum R, adapted to carry the paper l? upon its periphery,in combination with type-wheels T, adapted to be lowered to coact withsaid record-drum, and re-e-levated to a position in which they arerotated, substantially as herein described, and means for rotating saiddrum, step by step, by impulses transmitted from the frame ot' saidtype-wheels during their successive ie-elevations, for the purpose setforth.

3. The horizontally-stretched ink-ribbon I, in combination with a set oftype-wheels7 T, arranged above the same, and adapted to be lowered an dre-elevated, as described, a recorddrum, B., carrying the paper P uponits periphery below said ink-ribbon, and means for rotating said drum,step by step, by' impulses transmitted from the trame of saidtype-wheels during their successive re-elevations, for the purpose sett'ortli.

Lt. The combination, substantially as specitied, of the actuating-slideS, having the notch r, the lever-link g pivoted to a stud,f, above saidslide, and extending through said notch, the horizontal link e below theslide, and the pivoted pawl-carrier d, as means for rotating, step' bystep, a' set of type-wheels, T. adapted to be independently lowered andre-elevated at will, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, substantially as herein TOO IOS

ble frame, a bell mechanism, a main actuator common to both, for ringingthe bell for each passenger or fare, and rotating said typewheels, stepby step, to indicate the number so rung for, and means for periodicallytaking impressions from said type-wheels, comprising a recording-key andappurtenances thereot', for lowering and rta-elevating said type-wheels,for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination, with the case C, ot' the door D, forming the frontof said case, and having upon its back a bell mechanism, movabletherewith, and adapted to coact with a main actuator within said case,substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

8. rlhe combination, with the main slide S and its retracting-sprin g,of the slide S3, moving in unison with the former, a main bellhammer,H,carried by said slide S3, a secondary hammer, H2, struck by theformer, a bell, G, struclr only through the medium of said hammer H2,and means for actuating said hammer H during each reciprocation of said35 slides, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

9. In combination with the bell-hammer H', carried bythe slide S3, audattached therewith to the bach ot' the door D, a long spiral 4o springstretched from the heel ot' said hammer, substantially at right anglesto said slide, to a distant stud on the back ot' the door, as astriking-spring, substantially as shown,t`or the purpose set forth.

4 10. The combination, substantially as herein specified, ot' a setof-type-wheels and a continuous register within the case C, a bellmechanism attached to the hack of the door D, and

a main slide and its retractiug-spring` for ro- 5o tating saidtype-wheels and actuating said register simultaneously, or nearly so,during each main stroke ot' said slide, and for causing said bellmechanism to'strike the bell during cach return-stroke of said slide,for the 55 purpose set forth. f

JNO. W. FOWLER.

DANIEL F. LEWIS.

Witnesses WM. H. J nNNrNGs, MONTGOMERY LINDSAY.

